Isaïe 3
1 Car voici, le Seigneur, Yahvé des armées, enlève à Jérusalem et à Juda le ravitaillement et le soutien, tout le stock de pain, et toute la réserve d'eau;
The Commander of the armies of angels is about to take away from Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea everything that you depend on— all your food and water.
2 l'homme puissant, l'homme de guerre, le juge, le prophète, le devin, l'aîné,
He will take away your heroes and your [other] soldiers, your judges and your prophets, people who do rituals to find out what will happen in the future and the elders,
3 le capitaine de cinquante, l'homme honorable, le conseiller, l'artisan qualifié, et l'astucieux enchanteur.
army officers and [other] officials, advisors and skilled craftsmen and those who perform rituals to predict the future.
4 Je donnerai des garçons pour être leurs princes, et les enfants domineront sur eux.
He will appoint boys to be your leaders; your children will rule you.
5 Le peuple sera opprimé, chacun par un autre, et chacun par son voisin. L'enfant se comportera fièrement face au vieil homme, et les méchants contre les honorables.
People will treat each other cruelly: people will fight against their neighbors. Young people will insult older people, and vulgar/dishonorable people will sneer at people who should be honored.
6 En effet, un homme saisira son frère dans la maison de son père, en disant, « Tu as des vêtements, tu seras notre chef. et que cette ruine soit sous ta main. »
At that time, someone will grab one of his brothers in his father’s house and say to him, “You have a coat, [which shows that you are respected]. [So] you be our leader! You rule this [city, which is now] a pile of ruins!”
7 En ce jour-là, il s'écriera: « Je ne veux pas être un guérisseur; car dans ma maison, il n'y a ni pain ni vêtement. Tu ne feras pas de moi le chef du peuple. »
[But] his brother will reply, “[No], I cannot help you, [because] I do not have [any extra] food or clothes in this house. [So] do not appoint me to be your leader!”
8 Car Jérusalem est ruinée, et Juda est tombé; car leur langue et leurs actes sont contraires à Yahvé, pour provoquer les yeux de sa gloire.
Jerusalem and [the other towns in] Judah will be destroyed, because [everything] that the people do and say there opposes Yahweh, who is powerful and glorious, and they refuse to obey him. They rebel against him.
9 L'aspect de leur visage témoigne contre eux. Ils exhibent leur péché comme Sodome. Ils ne le cachent pas. Malheur à leur âme! Car ils ont attiré le désastre sur eux.
They even show on their faces that [they oppose Yahweh]. They are proud of their sins, like [the people of] Sodom were [long ago]; they do not try to hide their sins. [Because of their sins], terrible things will happen to them, [but] they will bring those disasters on themselves.
10 Dis aux justes que tout ira bien pour eux, car ils mangeront le fruit de leurs actes.
[Yahweh told me to] tell the righteous people that good things will happen to them; they will enjoy the blessings that they will receive for their good deeds.
11 Malheur aux méchants! Le désastre est sur eux, car les actes de leurs mains leur seront rendus.
[But] terrible things will happen to wicked people; they will be (paid back/punished) for [the evil things that] [MTY] they have done.
12 Quant à mon peuple, les enfants sont ses oppresseurs, et les femmes les gouvernent. Mon peuple, ceux qui te dirigent te font errer, et détruire le chemin de vos sentiers.
[Now], youths [who have become leaders] treat my people cruelly, and women rule over my people. My people, your leaders are misleading you; they are causing you to go down the wrong road [MET].
13 Yahvé se lève pour contester, et se tient debout pour juger les peuples.
[It is as though] Yahweh has sat in his place in a courtroom and is ready to judge his people.
14 L'Éternel entrera en jugement avec les anciens de son peuple. et leurs dirigeants: « C'est vous qui avez dévoré la vigne. Le butin des pauvres est dans vos maisons.
He will stand up to declare why the elders and rulers of his people should be punished: [he says], “The people of Israel are [like] [MET] a vineyard that I planted, but you have ruined it! Your houses are full of things that you have stolen from poor people.
15 Qu'est-ce que cela signifie que vous écrasez mon peuple, et broyer le visage du pauvre? » dit le Seigneur, Yahvé des Armées.
You should stop [RHQ] crushing my people! [It is as though] you are pushing the faces of poor people into the dirt!” [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels says.
16 Et Yahvé dit: « Parce que les filles de Sion sont arrogantes, et marchent avec le cou tendu et les yeux qui flirtent, en marchant dignement, des ornements qui tintent sur leurs pieds;
Yahweh says this: “The women of Jerusalem are haughty/proud; they walk around sticking their chins out, and flirting [with men] with their eyes. They walk with tiny steps with bracelets on their ankles that jingle.
17 C'est pourquoi l'Éternel fait venir des ulcères sur le sommet de la tête des femmes de Sion, et Yahvé rendra leur crâne chauve. »
So I, Yahweh, will cause sores to be on their heads, and I will cause those beautiful women in Jerusalem to become bald.”
18 En ce jour-là, l'Éternel enlèvera la beauté de leurs bracelets de cheville, de leurs bandeaux, de leurs colliers en forme de croissant,
At the time [that Yahweh does that], he will strip away everything that the women of Jerusalem wear to make themselves beautiful—the ornaments on their ankles and their headbands, their crescent necklaces,
19 de leurs boucles d'oreilles, de leurs bracelets, de leurs voiles,
their earrings and bracelets and veils,
20 de leurs coiffures, de leurs chaînes de cheville, de leurs ceintures, de leurs flacons de parfum, de leurs breloques,
their scarves and ankle bracelets and sashes, their perfumes and (charms/little things that they wear thinking that those things will protect them from evil),
21 de leurs chevalières, de leurs anneaux de nez,
their signet rings and nose rings,
22 de leurs robes fines, de leurs capes, de leurs manteaux, de leurs bourses,
their nice robes and capes and cloaks and purses,
23 de leurs miroirs à main, de leurs vêtements de lin fin, de leurs diadèmes et de leurs châles.
their mirrors and nice linen clothes and shawls.
24 Il arrivera qu'au lieu d'épices douces, il y aura de la pourriture; au lieu d'une ceinture, une corde; au lieu de cheveux bien attachés, la calvitie; au lieu d'une robe, un port de sac; et l'image de marque au lieu de la beauté.
Instead of their having a nice smell from perfume, they will stink; instead of nice sashes, they will have ropes [around their waists because they will be captives]. Instead of having fancy hairdos, they will be bald. Instead of fancy/beautiful robes, they will wear rough sackcloth, and instead of being beautiful, they will be branded.
25 Tes hommes tomberont par l'épée, et votre puissance dans la guerre.
Their husbands will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and their soldiers [will also die] in battles.
26 Ses portes se plaignent et se lamentent. Elle sera désolée et s'assiéra sur le sol.
People [PRS] will mourn and cry at the gates [of the city]. The city will [be like] [MET] a woman who sits on the ground because everything that she owned is gone.
